Apple releases OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 update

Roman Loyola |
Oct. 22, 2015

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Apple on Wednesday released an update to its Mac operating system, El Capitan. The 10.11.1 update is available in the App Store under Updates. You can also go to the Apple menu, select About This Mac, and click the Software Update button in the Overview window.

According to the release notes, the update “improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.” The release notes also state that the update:

Improves installer reliability when upgrading to OS X El Capitan

Improves compatibility with Microsoft Office 2016

Fixes an issue where outgoing server information may be missing from Mail

Resolves an issue that prevented display of messages and mailboxes in Mail